New sleek and graceful door handles find their way to market

Transverse door shields as a design statement

A number of high-profile architects, including Rem Koolhaas, recently designed new door handles for Italian design brand Olivari. They are sleek yet graceful models in the popular colors anthracite matte, bronze matte and stainless steel matte. As exclusive supplier for the Benelux, Intersteel proudly presents these door handles.

For more than 100 years, Italian design brand Olivari has been creating exclusively designed door handles. As befits the Italians, they work with passion on door handles in which the emotion of the designer is expressed. The products are made in Italy and find their way to projects in the Benelux via Intersteel.

Matching round or square rosettes have been designed to go with Rem Koolhaas' new door handles. As an alternative to the rosette, a narrow horizontal shield has been developed, which acts as a background or extension of the door handle, making it appear as one integrated whole. These horizontal shields are available in rectangular or oval versions.

Rem Koolhaas calls the ABC door handle he designed, "An archetypal handle that comes from the simplicity of the square section."

The beautiful design, subtle details, and high quality also characterize the other new Olivari door handles on roses, such as the Lugano, the Milano and the Diva. These were also designed by architects who have more than earned their spurs, such as Antonio Citterio, Carlo Colombo and Luca Casini. Both the door handles on shield and the door handles on rose are made of brass with an ironclad PVD coating.

About Intersteel

Intersteel is a manufacturer of stylish door and window hardware with matching accessories. Intersteel understands the art of linking modern technologies to elegant design. For each home style there is a product line that adds an extra element to the interior. The products fit many interior styles and tastes: Modern & Sleek, Country & Classic or Vintage & Retro. The lines, both in collaboration with leading architects in the field of interior-related products, and designed in-house, give doors and windows a completely unique finishing touch. Perhaps inconspicuous to many, but always present in an atmosphere-supporting way.